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Residents in Buffalo, N.Y., are still dealing with the 6 feet of snow that has fallen so far this week. That includes football fans who hope to clear out their stadium before Sunday's game.

Ada County voters can hit the polls this weekend. With enthusiasm high for the upcoming election, the county is opening several polling places extra days…

"After six days of camping outside in sweltering temperatures because Hurricane Isaac knocked out power a week ago, there are many angry folks in the city and surrounding parishes."

Even though it’s several weeks away, voting officials are gearing up for the November 6 election. Today marks the last day for county clerks to print…

Back in 1995, about 4.5 percent of adults in the U.S. had been diagnosed with diabetes. By 2010, the prevalence had zoomed to 8.2 percent. An interactive map shows how much worse diabetes has become in less than a generation.

After the bruising "fiscal cliff" negotiations wrapped up earlier this week, Idahoans will take home less from their first paycheck in 2013.The "fiscal…

Bolt becomes the first Olympian in history to successfully defend gold medals in the the 100 and 200 meter races.

Listener Kathleen Patton plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Singer BARBARA LEA with a musical tribute to Cole Porter. She had her start singing in the 1950s in Boston and then moved to New York where she recorded her first album in 1955 to critical acclaim. She's been compared to the late Lee Wiley. Her other influences are Mildred Bailey and Billie Holiday. She dropped out of singing for a while but made a comeback during the 70s in New York's cabaret world. LEA is accompanied by pianist TONY TAMBURELLO. He was Sinatra's rehearsal pianist, and he was on the road accompanying Tony Bennett for 21 years. (REBROADCAST FROM 6

Entertainers CHRIS and BOB ELLIOTT. Bob has entertained generations as half of the legendary comedy team of Bob and Ray. His son Chris was a writer and performer for "Late Night with David Letterman," creating such characters as the Panicky Guy, and the Fugitive Guy. The two of them starred in the Fox comedy, "Get A Life." Together, the two wrote a memoir, Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father. Chris Elliott was a member of the "Saturday Night Live" team this past year. (REBROADCAST from 6/7/89)Writer BENJAMIN CHEEVER. He's the son of the late novelist and short story master JOHN CHEEVER, and he collected and edited a collection of his father's letters. The letters tracked the elder Cheever's secret bisexuality. Later Benjamin wrote two novels, The Plagiarist, and The Partisan. (REBROADCAST from 11/